Rivier University to host Annual Holocaust Remembrance Day event
In collaboration, Temple Beth Abraham and Rivier University will welcome Dr. Laurel Leff, Professor Emeritus of Journalism at Northeastern University, for a discussion about the Holocaust and how it is and was presented in the media, both during World War II and in the present day.
The event will be held on Tuesday, April 22 in the Dion Center at 16 Clement Street in Nashua at 7 p.m.
An acclaimed author, Dr. Leff will also discuss how Americans accessed information about antisemitism during the 1930s and 1940s, and how current news sources shape what young audiences know about Holocaust history. Following a question-and-answer session, a candle-lighting ceremony will be held memorializing Holocaust victims. The Nashua Community Interfaith Choir will perform at the observance.
Dr. Leff’s book, Well Worth Saving: American Universities’ Life and Death Decisions on Refugees from Nazi Europe was a finalist for a 2020 National Jewish Book Award. Her previous book, Buried by The Times: The Holocaust and America’s Most Important Newspaper, was recognized as the Best Media History Book of 2005 by the American Journalism Historians’ Association and Best History Book of 2005 by Foreword Reviews.
The event is free and open to the public.